{"slug": "the-math-superstar-who-s-terrified-of-ai-and-just-took-a-job-at-openai", "title": "The Math Superstar Who's Terrified of AI–and Just Took a Job at OpenAI", "summary": "Jacob Tsimerman, a University of Toronto mathematician and 2022 Fields Medal winner, has joined OpenAI as a researcher despite his public fears about AI's risks, according to The Wall Street Journal. Tsimerman, known for his work in number theory, will focus on AI safety and alignment at the company.", "body_md": "Article URL: \nhttps://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-jacob-tsimerman-fields-medal-ai-safety-391d0f79\n\nComments URL: \nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49130385\n\nPoints: 2\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-math-superstar-who-s-terrified-of-ai-and-just-took-a-job-at-openai", "canonical_source": "https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-jacob-tsimerman-fields-medal-ai-safety-391d0f79", "published_at": "2026-08-01 01:55:41+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-01 02:22:37.651332+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-research"], "entities": ["Jacob Tsimerman", "University of Toronto", "OpenAI", "The Wall Street Journal"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-math-superstar-who-s-terrified-of-ai-and-just-took-a-job-at-openai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-math-superstar-who-s-terrified-of-ai-and-just-took-a-job-at-openai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-math-superstar-who-s-terrified-of-ai-and-just-took-a-job-at-openai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-math-superstar-who-s-terrified-of-ai-and-just-took-a-job-at-openai.jsonld"}}